"Reading the Trail" with Henry David Thoreau

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DIRECTIONS: Meet in the parking lot at Twin Lakes, off Goodale Road. From Route 206, turn onto Goodale Rd and drive about 1/2-mile. Turn left into the fenced-in dirt parking lot.

2.5-mile moderate hike. Sturdy, ankle-supporting hiking boots and 2 hiking poles are recommended, as are "The Ten Essentials": https://www.outdoors.org/resources/amc-outdoors/gear/the-10-essentials-revisited/

Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book , a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience", an argument in favor of citizen disobedience against an unjust state.

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